Main image: Tax on property - Total, % of GDP, 2000-2016 (data via OECD)
Britain has the highest property taxes in the world – OECD
12.5% of UK tax revenues come from property levies; the OECD average across 35 developed countries is just 6%.
At a glance: Property taxes around the world
CBRE compares how the tax treatment of property differs by country, but which is the most favourable for buyers?
Is prime London property over-taxed compared to other world cities?
Despite recent stamp duty hikes, the UK capital sits mid-table when you look beyond the purchase price, notes Savills
Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...
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Luxury agency adds new sales director in Knightsbridge
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Talking Heads: What does the end of non-dom status mean for the prime property market?
As Britain's 225-year-old 'non-dom' tax regime faces abolition, we asked prime resi insiders about the potential impact on the property market and their businesses.
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Talking Heads: What does the end of non-dom status mean for the prime property market?
As Britain's 225-year-old 'non-dom' tax regime faces abolition, we asked prime resi insiders about the potential impact on the property market and their businesses.
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Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 16, 2024
LonRes data shows a sharp increase in price reductions over the last two weeks.
CBRE Middle East chief moves to Kingdom
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A ‘spring surge’ in property market activity could turn into a ‘spring standoff’, warns buying agency
Estate agents are telling Garrington's team that they 'are having to accept vendor-led prices to ‘test the market’ prior to either offering price reductions or accepting a lower offer.'